Wednesday, December 01, 2010

25th Atlantic Rally on Google Maps

25th Atlantic Rally for CruisersThe 25th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, a race across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia, is currently underway. Every boat in the 25th ARC fleet is fitted with a Yellowbrick Iridium tracker and you can view all the participants on this Google Map.

The position of each craft is updated on the map every 6 hours, at 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC. Using the map it is also possible to view the current wind direction along the route.